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accession: "0001031203-25-000035"
form_type: "8-K"
ticker: "GPI"
cik: "0001031203"
company_name: "GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC"
filed_at: "2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00"
generated_at: "2026-05-21T02:44:52.827936+00:00"
event_type: "other"
sentiment: "neutral"
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confidence: "high"
source: SEC EDGAR
---

# Group 1 Automotive eliminates 80% supermajority vote requirement for director charter amendments

## Summary
- Shareholders approved Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate at May 13, 2025 annual meeting.
- Board adopted Fifth Amended and Restated Bylaws eliminating 80% supermajority vote requirement for director provisions.
- Amendment or repeal of Articles III Sections 1-4 (number/term/vacancies/removal) now requires only majority vote.
- Bylaws also incorporate ministerial, clarifying, and conforming changes.

## SEC filing metadata
- accession: 0001031203-25-000035
- form_type: 8-K
- ticker: GPI
- cik: 0001031203
- company_name: GROUP 1 AUTOMOTIVE INC
- filed_at: 2025-05-16T23:59:59+00:00
- event_type: other
- sentiment: neutral
- materiality_score: 0.25
- calibrated_materiality_score: 0.25
- confidence: high
- sec_items: 5.03, 9.01
- EDGAR index: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120325000035/0001031203-25-000035-index.htm
- EDGAR primary document: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1031203/000103120325000035/gpi-20250513.htm

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